KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert D. Taylor, chairman and
chief executive officer of Executive AirShare, today announced that the
regional fractional aircraft ownership company is combining its positions
with 18 Embraer Phenom 100 aircraft from Clearwater, Fla.-based Avantair
(OTC Bulletin Board: AAIR, AAIRU, AAIRW), a national company offering
fractional shares in the Piaggio Avanti P.180 aircraft.
Executive AirShare now holds firm orders for 28 Embraer Phenom 100
aircraft, with deliveries scheduled to begin in Summer 2009, with options
on 12 additional Phenom 100 aircraft. The company also holds four firm
orders and four options for Phenom 300 light jet aircraft, making Executive
AirShare the only established fractional aircraft ownership company to
offer Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 aircraft.
"This agreement offers both Executive AirShare and Avantair the
opportunity to enhance our fractional ownership programs," said Taylor.
"While Avantair focuses on growing their national program, Executive
AirShare gains access to more Phenom 100 aircraft, enabling us to expand
our regional fractional program into new markets well into the future."
Executive AirShare currently operates a fleet of 15 aircraft in five
cities in the Central United States, with the aircraft based in the same
cities as their owners. Unlike national ownership plans that fly multiple
clients to different locations on the same day on the same aircraft, by
scheduling an aircraft to only one owner per day, Executive AirShare is
able to adapt to changes in owners' intraday schedules, offering complete
flexibility and convenience, and most closely replicating the benefits of
full ownership.
"The major advantages of our regional fractional ownership model are
that owners fly in their aircraft the majority of the time and they know
the pilots that fly their airplane," said Executive AirShare President and
Chief Operating Officer Keith D. Plumb. "We have become the flight
department for each of our clients, and offer service and safety standards
that are comparable to those of any Fortune 500 company."
The Phenom 100 jet will comfortably accommodate four passengers in the
club seat configuration. Its large baggage capacity of 55 cubic feet (1.56
cubic meters) provides an abundant amount of space for passengers' luggage.
The Phenom 100 is powered by two Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F engines with
1,615 pounds of thrust each. Its range with four occupants onboard will be
1,160 nautical miles (2,148 km or 1,335 miles) with NBAA IFR reserves. The
Phenom 100 is capable of flying at 41,000 feet (12,497 m) with a maximum
operating speed of Mach 0.70.
The Phenom 100 also features Garmin's all-glass, fully-integrated
avionics suite, which includes three interchangeable 12-inch displays --
two Primary Flight Displays (PFD) and one Multi-Function Display (MFD). The
system integrates all primary flight, navigation, communication, terrain,
traffic, weather, engine instrumentation, and crew-alerting system data and
presents the composite information in brilliant, sunlight-readable color on
three high-definition displays.
"We are very excited to add more Phenom 100 aircraft to our program,"
adds Plumb. "Its range, speed, comfort and luggage-carrying capabilities
will appeal to our owners and enable us to attract many more customers by
offering the most capable very light jet fleet in the industry."
Founded in 2001, Executive AirShare operates a fleet of late-model jet
and turboprop aircraft serving owners throughout the Central United States.
As one of the nation's largest regional fractional aircraft ownership
companies, Executive AirShare offers businesses and individuals the
benefits of corporate aircraft without the expense and hassle of managing
their own flight operations. Executive AirShare is based in Kansas City,
Mo., and also operates out of Wichita, Kan., Tulsa, Okla., Dallas and Fort
Worth, Texas. The company currently operates a fleet of 15 aircraft -- four
Beechjet 400As, five King Air 350s, five King Air C90Bs and a Beech Baron.
For more information about the company and its services, please visit:
http://www.execairshare.com.